This is a Cross-post from The Trade Practitioner blog. Please contact Frank Samolis and Ludmilla Kasulke with any questions. Despite the Congressional recess and continued focus on COVID-19 economic relief, Trump officials announced several major trade actions over the last week that could impact global trade and supply chains. Here is a quick round-up of recent developments and … Continue Reading
On March 18, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on prioritizing and allocating health and medical resources to respond to the spread of COVID-19 in the US, citing the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). The DPA confers on the President, and his administration, a broad set … Continue Reading
Since taking office in January 2017, President Trump has made use of several provisions of US law – including Section 301, targeting unfair trade practices, and Section 232, targeting threats to national security – to bring trading partners to the negotiating table. Major developments over the last two weeks could impact global supply chains across a wide range … Continue Reading
On April 3, President Trump signed a memorandum calling for the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a report with recommendations to prevent the trafficking and sale of counterfeit goods in the American marketplace. The Department of Homeland Security is to work with the Commerce Department, the attorney general, and other federal agencies to prepare … Continue Reading
On Tuesday, November 6, voters across the US cast ballots in the first major referendum since the election of President Donald J. Trump in 2016. As a result of the most expensive midterm elections in history, Democrats will be in charge of the House of Representatives and Republicans will expand their control of the Senate … Continue Reading
The US Department of Commerce investigation into the threat of automotive imports to US national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, started in May 2018. Currently, the Trump Administration is considering a 25% tariff on vehicles and auto parts from all foreign countries of origin. Additional Section 301 tariffs against … Continue Reading
The following is an update from Frank Samolis, a partner in our Washington DC office, and an associate in our Washington DC office. Frank is co-chair of our International Trade Practice and he advises clients on a wide range of international trade matters. In the past few months, the United States has rolled out three … Continue Reading
On May 8, President Trump announced that the US is withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) entered among the P5+1 countries (the US, China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK), the European Union and Iran in July 2015. In our publication, we provide an overview of upcoming changes to US sanctions policy … Continue Reading
This time around, manufacturers have not yet meaningfully weighed in on the proposal. There can be no doubt, however, that privatizing air-traffic control could fundamentally change the system in ways that will impact supply chains. Obviously, in a “user pays” system, which is essentially what is being proposed, the direct costs of air transportation increase, … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Bogg’s public policy team produced an analysis of President Trump’s first appearance before a joint session of Congress. Addressing Congress on his 40th day in office, the President set forth his policy goals for what he expects to accomplish in the next 40 days and beyond. In their analysis, our public policy colleagues discuss four … Continue Reading
